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After a cup of coffee, your brown fat cells produce more heat
In vitro study
Oxygen exposure rate [OCR] increased due to exposure to caffeine. The cells used up more oxygen.
At the same time, caffeine made the fat cells produce more beta-3 adrenergic receptors and fewer beta-2 adrenergic receptors.
Human study
Just before the test subjects were given their coffee, the researchers measured how much heat the body generated just above the collarbone. There are many brown fat cells in that area. Half an hour after the test subjects had drunk their coffee, the researchers repeated their measurements.
The figures below speak for themselves.
Conclusion
"This is the first study in humans to show that something like a cup of coffee can have a direct effect on our brown fat functions. The results were positive and we now need to ascertain that caffeine as one of the ingredients in the coffee is acting as the stimulus or if there's another component helping with the activation of brown fat. We are currently looking at caffeine supplements to test whether the effect is similar."
"Once we have confirmed which component is responsible for this, it could potentially be used as part of a weight management regime or as part of glucose regulation programme to help prevent diabetes."
"The potential implications of our results are pretty big, as obesity is a major health concern for society and we also have a growing diabetes epidemic and brown fat could potentially be part of the solution in tackling them.
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